teethe

English

Alternative forms

• teeth (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English tethen, from Old English tēþan (“to teethe”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþijaną (“to teethe”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþs (“tooth”). Cognate with German zähnen (“to provide with teeth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːð/

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• Rhymes: -iːð

Verb

teethe (third-person singular simple present teethes, present participle teething, simple past and past participle teethed)

1. (intransitive) To grow teeth.

   Babies typically start teething at about six months.

2. (intransitive) To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

   She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.

Synonyms

• (grow teeth): dentize, cut new teeth, breed teeth

Derived terms

• teething ring

Translations

grow teeth

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: يسنن m (yesánnen)

• Azerbaijani: dişləri çıxmaq
• Bulgarian: никнат ми зъби (niknat mi zǎbi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長牙／长牙 (zh) (zhǎngyá); 齔／龀 (zh) (chèn) or 齓 (zh) (chèn)／龀 (zh) (chèn) (lose baby teeth & grow permanent teeth, literary)

• Finnish: saada hampaat
• French: faire ses dents (fr)
• Galician: dentar (gl), adentar (gl)
• German: zahnen (de)
• Icelandic: taka tennur
• Latin: dentiō
• Spanish: endentecer (es), echar los dientes, dentar (es)
• Turkish: diş çıkarmak (tr)